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In recent years — and 2020 is no exception — parts of the Pacific...

Tasmania's ancient rainforest faces a grim future as a warming climate and the way people used the land have brought significant changes to the island state off mainland Australia's southeastern coast, according to a new Portland State University study. The study holds lessons not only...

Under a warming climate, wildfires in Oregon's southern Blue Mountains will become more frequent, more extensive and more severe, according to a new Portland State University-led study. A mosaic of burn patches of different fire severities...

Portland State University is offering a new minor this fall aimed at informing and engaging students on the pressing issue of climate change. The new Climate Change Science and Adaptation minor is a collaboration between the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences' Geography and Environmental...

Portland State University researchers Martin Swobodzinski and Amy Parker are laying the groundwork for digital apps that will help travelers of all abilities navigate both indoors and out. Current technology leaves a lot to be desired...

As the wildfires and hotter summers become more frequent in the Northwest, experts from across a range of sectors including academia, state and federal agencies, tribal communities and municipal governments throughout the region gathered...

With warming temperatures, average snowfall frequency is estimated to decline across the Pacific Northwest by 2100 — and at a faster rate if greenhouse emissions are not reduced, according to a new Portland State University study. ...

From high levels of lead found in school drinking water to industry sites releasing toxic heavy metals into the air, over 40 years of regulations in the United States have failed to protect human and environmental health from toxic chemicals. In a new paper published in BioScience, Portland...

Portland experiences both extreme heat in the summer months and frequent nuisance flooding in the winter and spring, and that's only expected to worsen with climate change. A new Portland State University study found the potential for flooding and extreme heat is most acute in East Portland’s...

Researchers at Portland State University and Oregon State University looking at the aftermath of wildfires in southwestern Oregon and northern California found that after 20 years, even in severely burned areas, Douglas-fir grew back on its own without the need for salvage logging and replanting....

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is forecasting a 60% chance that we will experience an El Niño event this fall with that probability increasing to 70% for this upcoming winter. El Niño events often get a lot of...

Chile had some of the worst wildfires in its nation's history in 2017, but policymakers and communities should expect larger and more frequent wildfires in the years to come, according to a new study co-authored by a Portland State University professor. In the study, published online Aug....